Benton High School - Benecho Yearbook (Benton, PA)

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EHIS me Left to Rightfllobert Lncknrrl, Secretary: Frank Kile, President: Emery Miller, Class Adviser XX mton Iauhath Page 16 Vice Presirlentg Marvin Young, Treasurer SENIOR CLASS HROUGH the leadership of the president, and the co-operation of the class members, adviser, and teachers, We were able to bring to a success- ful conclusion the customary senior activities which include assembly programs, drama, a year book, and commencement.

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CLASS HISTORY All the world's a stage And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrancesg And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. -Shakespeare. QQL- h . ! . P, . . . . I lg ts ction Curtain. commanded Directoress Miss Crist, and the curtain s ow- ly rose on the first act of the four-act play, School Days, presented by the fifty-six members of the class of '38. In the opening scene, we were initiated by the Sophomores. During this scene, ten of our members were seized with stage fright, and made uncalled- for exits, never to be seen again. Two other scenes depicted the Sophomore Return Party and the All-School Party. With much prompting from our Directoress, we wor- ried through the first act, presenting as the final scene the Freshman Picnic, and the cur- tain dropped for a three months' intermission until the second act. In September, '35, the warning buzzer notified us that act two was ready to begin, and we rushed to our places as the curtain rose. We found that during intermission our Directoress had been replaced by Mr. Smith, with an assistant, Miss Steigerwalt. Mr. Smith soon felt the urge to go with a larger company and left us under the direction of Miss Steigerwalt. With the experience of a year behind us, we felt capable of initiating the Freshmen, which was done with much gusto in the first scene. In the second semester, the directorship was again changed, and this time Miss Hartman took command. The second act was rather monotonous, and ended abruptly without applause. Mr. Sutliif became the Director of the third act, and gave us a much needed pep-talk just before the curtain rose. We were augmented by troupes from Fishing Creek, Green- wood, and Sugarloaf, who put more life into our acting than we had heretofore shown. Some of the athletes took time out between scenes to play soccer and basketball, while others of the troupe held a refreshment stand at the games, and, although the effort was not appreciated by all, nearly thirty dollars was cleared. Our class play, The Big Frontf' was a howling success, as was the minsrrel, in which many of our troupe par- ticipated. Activities were stopped by the sudden death of Carl Diltz, one of the finest boys our class has ever known, and his passing cast a dark cloud over the remainder of the act. The last scene presented the annual Junior-Senior Prom, followed by a picnic. Act four found us under the able guidance of Mr. Miller, whose untiring efforts pro- duced results well worth working for. Our drama, Little Miss Dreamer, was a great success, due to the capable coaching of Mrs. McHenry. Act four finds us with fifty-six members, which makes the largest class ever to be graduated from Benton High. We aim to be democratic in our activitiesg we cultivate no class distinctions, nor bow to any group of dictators. JAMES M. MCHENRY. Page

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SARA E. ACORNLEY Sally Academic, Minstrel 4. Sara is jolly and gay, and she always has a smile for her friends. Ol: my goodncssln ELMER A. DAVIS rrDavexr Agricultureg Soccer 2. Elmer will never let the other fellow know just what he is thinking. He meets life as it is, faces the dili- culties himself, and works his own way through. I d0n't know CARROLL R. ASHELMAN Ashz'1man Agricultureg junior Play. Carroll is conservative, but always ready with a witty reply when the occasion calls for it. For sport he is con- tented with nothing less than hunting. Pcrlynear CAROLYN C. COLE Coby Academic, Minstrel 3, 45 Se- nior Play. This attractive young lady is jolly, friendly, and stead- fastly a true friend. Ol: for heuvcnk Saleen M. VIVIAN BROWN revivn Academicg Minstrel 2, 35 Op- eretta 1, 35 Basketball l, 2, 3, 4. She has the ability to make friends quickly, and she is ever ready with a clever re- Ply- D0n'l tell me ARTHUR B. DEUEL HAY!!! Agriculture. Art is industrious, al- though at times he may be a bit solemn. Look out, now! WILFRED H. CONRAD Duke Academicg President 35 Vice President lg Secretary 25 Ju- nior Playg Minstrel 3, 43 Se- nior Playg Orchestra. Honors go to Wilfred for his deep thinking and sound reasoning. As a lover of mu- sic, he has favored us with his instrumental talent. 'fchf-H-e EDITH E. COLEMAN Coleman Academic, Minstrel 4, Senior Playg Operetta lg Basket- ball 4. She makes her presence felt by the interesting way she develops her lessons. My goodness Page 17